The U.S. national debt is climbing ... Interest payments on the debt for the government's fiscal year, which begins in October, now exceed the costs of Medicare and the defense budget.

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but now more than ever, what the American people need is action,’ said Vice President Biden.” The national debt in 2009 when Obama took office: $10.6 trillion, and when he left office ...